Foot-rest for buggies.



No. 854,103. PATEN'I ED MAY 21, 190.7.

' J. B. MoGARTY. FOOT BEST FOR BUGGIES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB, 13.1906.

JOHN B. MOCARTY, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

FOOT-REST FOR BUGGIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1907.

Application filed February 13, 1906. Serial No. 301,471.

To will whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN B. MGCARTY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Des Moincs, in the county of Polk and State of low a, haveinvented a certain new and useful Foot-Rest for Buggies, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The objects of my invention are to provide a foot rest for buggies ofsimple, durable and inexpensive construction which can be read ilyattached to and detached from the ordinary buggy while it is beingconstructed and to provide a foot rest which will protect the dash boardand prevent its being broken by people using the buggy and placing theirfeet and logs upon the dash board as is customary oftentimes in the useof liver-y rigs; particularly in the country districts where long ridesare taken frequently.

A further object is to provide a mechanism which is attached to the footrest for holding the lower end of the lap robe to it so that the footrest can be used when the lap robe is being used also.

A furtl'ier object is to provide a main rest which is at the top of thedevice and an auxiliary adjustable rest substantially midway between thetop and bottom portion of it.

My invention consists in certain details in the construction,arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, wherebythe objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully setforth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accom-.

panying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows, in perspective, my deviceattached to the ordinary buggy, a portion of which is shown. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the foot rest showing a lap robe attached at one endto it. This shows a side view of a portion of a buggy, and Fig. 3 is amodified form of the rest, showing the way it can be attached to buggieswhen the rest is put onto new buggies and where they are adapted for usein connection with the dash boards which are being constructed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l. have used the referencenumerals 1.0 and 11 to indicatc'the sides of the box of the buggy, thenumeral 12 to indicate the front end. of the buggy box and the numeral13 the dash board which is attached to the front end 12.

My device is designed. to be attached. inside of the box of the buggyand to the sides and 1 1 by means of screws.

Thev foot rest is constructed as follows:

There are two upright frames 14 and 15, each of which has two uprightside portions and a connecting portion between the lower ends. Theseframes are securely held in position relative to the sides of the box 10and 11. by means of screws as indicated above. Connecting the frontsides of the upright frames 14 and 15 is the supporting rod 16.Connecting the rear sides of the upright frames 14 and 1.5 is theauxiliary foot rest 17 which is capable of vertical adjustment byplacing the ends of it in the various openings 18 which I have providedin each of the rear sides of the upright portions 14 and 15. Connectingthe top portions of the frames 14 and 1.5 which are connected themselvesby the cross pieces 19 and 20 is the main. rest which is con'iposcd oftwo side bars 20 and 21 which are secured by bolts 2 to the upperportions of the cross pieces 17 and 20, so that these frames are rigidlyheld in position relative to each other. The side bars 20' and 21 of themain rest are connected by a series of cross rods 25.

At each end of the main rest I have provided a curved support 26 whichis designed to receive the heel of the person using the vehicle and toprevent the heel from slipping off the ends of the main rest. Thissupport may be of any size and shape provided the slipping of the footoff the end of the rest is prevented by the use of it. Attached to thefront side of the upright frames 14 and 15 are the springs 27 and 28respectively which are attached at their lower ends to these frames andengage the sides at their upper ends so as to receive a blanket or robebetween the upper ends and the forward sides of the upright frames 14and 1.5 so that the robe may be held firmly between the upper ends ofthe springs, and the sides proper, and thus enable the operator to placehis feet upon the foot rest even thougl'i. he uses a blanket or robewhile using the rest. In using the rest, however, with the blanket, itis more desirable to use the auxiliary rest 17 and for this reason it ispartially provided. Another advantage in the use of the auxiliary rest17 is that the user "may become tired of the position in which he sitsin using the main rest and may desire to change his position which isaccomplished by the use of the auxiliary rest. The above .rest can beattached to any of the ordinary makes of buggies with but littledilliculty and can be sold separately and apart from the vehicle or withit.

In the modified form of the device the front portion of the uprightframes 14 and 15 are left out and the dash board 13 is bracedsufficiently to take the place of the front portion of the frames 14 and15, and the main rest is placed on top of the dash board as shown inFig. 3. In this figure the numeral indicates the rear portion of theupright frames which are connected by the auxiliary rest 31. and by themodified main rest 32 which connects the supports 30 with each other andwith the dash board 29.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the U nited States, therefor is- 1. In a device of theclass described, a main rest, an auxiliary rest, means for supportingthe main rest and auxiliary rest in position relative to the box of abuggy, and means for securing one end of a robe to the rest.

2. In a device of the class described, a main rest, an auxiliary rest,means for sup porting the main rest and auxiliary rest in positionrelative to the box of a buggy, and springing means for securing one endof a robe to the rest.

3. In a device of the class described, a main rest, supports at the endof the rest for preventing the foot of the user from slipping off theends of it, an auxiliary rest, and means for supporting the rest inposition relative to each other and to the box of a buggy.

4. In a device of the class described, a

main rest, supports at the end of the rest for preventing the foot ofthe user from slipping off the ends of it, an auxiliary rest, means forsupporting the rests in position relative to each other and to the boxof a buggy, and means for securing one end of a robe or blanket to therest.

5. In a device of the class described, upright frames, a main foot restconnecting the top of the frames, means for maintaining the frames inposition relative to each other, a curved foot support at each end ofthe main foot rest, and an adjustable auxiliary rest mounted between theframes.

6. In a device of the class described, upright frames, a main foot restconnecting the top of the frames, means for maintaining the frames inposition relative to each other, an adjustable auxiliary rest mountedbetween the frames, and means for securing a robe to the rest, for thepurposes stated.

7. In a device of the class described, upright frames, a main foot restconnecting the top of the frames, means for maintaining the frames inposition relative to each other, a curved foot support at each end ofthe main foot rest, an adjustable auxiliary rest mounted between theframes, and means for securing a robe to the rest, for the purposesstated.

JOHN B MCCARTY. Witnesses:

J. B. SMUTNEY, R. LANE.

